Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital

August 1, 2019

Volunteer gardeners get creative to help rehab patients

A group of volunteer gardeners are using nature-related workshops to help Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital patients improve their fine-motor skills.

By Kelsey Herbers
July 24, 2019

Volunteer gardeners bring creativity, imagination and fine motor skills to rehabilitation patients

The team helped liven up Stallworth’s courtyard by planting sweet potato vines, basil, daisies, roses, mint, rosemary and oregano.

By Kelsey Herbers
May 16, 2019

Carly Schroeder had a stroke in her 20s. Now 10 years later, she is thankful for her life, her family and the care she received at Vanderbilt

“I’m eternally grateful to all the people that helped me through that dark time.”

By Tavia Smith
Jeff Palmucci, CEO of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, was among the speakers at a recent event celebrating the hospital’s 25th anniversary.
March 28, 2019

Vanderbilt Stallworth celebrates 25 years of service

Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

By Holly Fletcher
Tim Lowell, here with his wife, Ginger, was Tennessee’s first total artificial heart transplant patient. He recently received a permanent donor heart.
March 28, 2019

First artificial heart patient gets permanent replacement

Tim Lowell of Hernando, Mississippi, received the first total artificial heart in the state of Tennessee when the cardiac surgery team at Vanderbilt Health placed the device in his chest on Sept. 26, 2018. The mechanical heart kept him alive for nearly three months until a matching human donor heart became available and he was transplanted on Dec. 16, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor
Ken Browning is retiring after more than three decades overseeing buildings at VUMC.
February 25, 2019

Browning leaves behind legacy of buildings and better lives for the people who use them

It’s a crisp February morning and Ken Browning, just a few days short of his retirement, let his gaze travel down the Medical Center plaza. From where he stood, just outside Medical Center North, a three-block long canyon of buildings stretches south and forms the heart of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Wayne Wood
June 1, 2018

Father of Waffle House shooting victim describes daughter’s struggle, family’s pain

Tia Waggoner works day-by-day to rebuild her life
By Tavia Smith
April 12, 2018

Johns to help guide PM&R certification process

Jeffery Johns, MD, medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
By Tom Wilemon
March 8, 2018

Stallworth’s Johns draws on broad background

As a freshman at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Jeff Johns, MD, spotted someone practicing for cheerleader tryouts. Although he had never once tumbled in gymnastics or participated in cheerleading before, Johns asked her to teach him some basics.
By Jill Clendening
February 6, 2018

When their native Puerto Rico was devastated by hurricanes, these VUMC resident physicians stepped up

“We are humbled by the heartfelt love we received from the entire Vanderbilt community"
By Nancy Humphrey
January 11, 2018

Kennedy named chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

David J. “D.J.” Kennedy, MD, clinical associate professor and residency program director in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Stanford University’s Department of Orthopaedics, has been named chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Kennedy will join the faculty on April 1.
By John Howser
December 14, 2017

New appointments bolster VUMC’s missions

New appointments, promotions bolster VUMC's missions.
By Doug Campbell
November 20, 2017

Athletes with disabilities inspire VUMC running volunteers

Inspiration, motivation, determination, perspiration
By Tom Wilemon
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